By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
Floyd Mayweather Jnr touched down early Thursday morning at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to a hero’s welcome.
Clad in a camo outfit, black T shirt and a matching flat base cap flipped sideways, The Money Man arrived aboard his private jet emblazoned with his surname Mayweather looked fresh and bubbly.
The Money Man was welcomed at the airport by a traditional dance group, a sign of Zimbabwean traditional warm hospitality before joining in song and dance.
While in the shuttle bus, The Money Man pulled some stunts before beaming to the cameras saying:” I am back home, I am back where I belong, I am back home.”
A convoy of luxury cars and a police escort was all part of the warm reception that the Money Man got as he was taken to his hotel.
The visit by The Money Man is part of his The Motherland Tour which will also take him to South Africa.
A top-drawer dinner will be held tonight at a venue still to be advised.
He will also handover a boxing ring in Mabvuku today where Zanu PF aspiring MP Pedzisayi Scott Sakupwanya, his host, is vying for a parliamentary seat.
The retired American boxing legend is one of the greatest boxers of all time and his success in the ring has enabled him to accumulate enormous wealth throughout his career.
Mayweather’s net worth is US$450 million dollars and he has earned more than US$1.1 billion dollars throughout his career, making him the richest boxer of all time.
He remains an inspiration to many sport enthusiasts.
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